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Managing Medication Adherence During COVID-19
Since medication nonadherence already accounts for 50% of treatment failures, approximately 125,000 deaths, and up to 25% of hospitalizations each year, it has become more important than ever for physicians, pharmacists, and insurance companies to work together to keep patients on their prescriptions.
 

News & Analysis
Q&A: Many Hospitals Still Don’t Have Drug Diversion Programs
The Porter Research survey commissioned by Invistics found that nine out of 10 surveyed believe their facility’s drug diversion program is the same or even better than other organizations, and two out of three are confident or very confident that their drug diversion program successfully identifies employees who divert drugs. But there is definitely a disconnect, because 70% of participants said they believe most diversion incidents in the U.S. go undetected.
Research Finds Only Modest Improvement in EHR Patient Safety
The researchers assessed computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support data collected through The Leapfrog Group's annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey. The data features information from the survey's computerized physician order entry EHR evaluation tool, which simulates physician medication orders and exposes error rates.
FDA Bans Certain Respirators From Being Decontaminated, Reused
The FDA now says that decontamination systems can only be used on non-cellulose-compatible N95 respirators. Banned from reuse are any respirators that have exhalation tubes, or N95 masks made in China. The latter has been banned due to quality control issues. And, as always, the FDA stressed that decontaminated respirators should only be used when new respirators are unavailable.
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Healthcare Leaders Choose Collaboration Over Competing During COVID-19

As long as COVID-19 remains a public health risk, PPE is a must-have for healthcare workers. By making hands-free communication devices worn under PPE a standard, hospitals can better safeguard their frontlines from infection. Communication technology can also protect the psychological well-being of staff.
PSQH: The Podcast

PSQH: The Podcast Episode 4 - High Reliability During a Pandemic
On episode 4 of PSQH: The Podcast, host Jay Kumar talks to Anne Marie Benedicto, vice president of the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, about how hospitals have used high reliability practices to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nursing: A Heroic Profession of Purpose, Service and Advocacy
In light of recent events, and the toll that COVID-19 has taken on healthcare workers, we have never had more reason to honor nurses and other frontline heroes.
Upcoming webinar

Smart Strategies to Manage Personal Protective Equipment
This June 30 presentation will provide methods for obtaining the correct PPE and providing staff training in all healthcare settings when new PPE is all that is available.
 

Industry Events

Sunday, 8/2 - The 57th ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition

Wednesday, 9/30 - Patient Experience Symposium 2020

Friday, 10/30 - ABQAURP's 43rd Annual Health Care Quality & Patient Safety Conference

Sunday, 12/6 - IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care
 

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The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2020 Edition

This book shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations correspond to individual CoPs.

Using a table format, the book takes readers through each CoP, explains how accreditation standards differ from the CMS requirements, and offers tips and documentation suggestions for survey preparation.

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